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Capital Jewish Museum

Public Program

Author Talk with Michael Auslin: The Hidden Jewish History of the Declaration of Independence

Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm

Public Program

Blacklisted Summer Film Screening: The Way We Were

Thursday, June 25, 2026 6:30pm–8:30 pm

Public Program

Commemorating History: Then and Now

Thursday, June 11, 2026 6:30pm–8 pm

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Author Talk with Marlene Trestman, Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of New Deal Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate

Thursday, June 4, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm

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Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Hyim Shafner: The Life and Times of DC’s First Orthodox Rabbi

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12–1 pm

Public Program

Blacklisted Summer Film Screening: Gentleman’s Agreement

Sunday, May 17, 2026 1–3 pm

Public Program

CJM After Sunset: JAHM Out After Hours

Thursday, May 7, 2026 6–9 pm

Public Program

Community Days: Blacklisted
Black and White photograph of a man in a military uniform and a woman dressed in 1940's attire sitting on a stone bench in front of the US Capitol building.

Hugh and Lynn Massman sightseeing on their first day in Washington, December 1943. Photograph by Esther Bubley, Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Special Exhibition

Esther Bubley: Photographing the Homefront

Opens Thu, October 22, 2026

Public Program

Inventing New Jewish Rituals

Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:30pm–7:30 pm